1991 Mentors

🇪🇺 #EU Startups Scout, Mentor, Investor. Specializes in the CEE founder mindset, founder-investor alignment. ex-WeWork Labs Manager, ex-Bolt. Sociologist with Executive MBA.

An experienced leader who has built and scaled numerous startups. Strong suits are business strategy, finance, go-to-market strategy, data driven decision making. Currently offering strategic consulting to startups and scaleups.

30 years in IT business, serial entrepreneur. Done angel investing, moved to angel syndicate VC, business advisor for private clients, mentor in dozen of European startup accelerators.

Matthew Scheepers is a behavioural scientist and founder of Get Prept. His work draws on psychology, neuroscience to understand how people communicate and make decisions under pressure.

Gunce Onur is General Partner at Startup Wise Guys, the leading early-stage VC fund in Eastern Europe with more than 450 portfolio companies. Since 2021, invested in 155 startups as GP.

Highly accomplished strategy, growth, and innovation leader with extensive experience in business transformation, consulting, venture building, and sales. Entrepreneur who established several companies.

Experienced mentor for early-stage founders, with involvement in programs like InnovX and Founder Institute. Helps startups refine their business models, design growth strategies, and become investor-ready.

Startup mentor and advisor helping founders worldwide enter and grow in the US market. With over 20 years of experience in business across the US and Europe. Since 2018, he has guided hundreds of tech startups.

Professional and serial entrepreneur with over a decade of international experience in technology, marketplaces, and business development. Led global initiatives at Amazon.

Akhil Menon is the founder of notNULL, working with top incubators and accelerators backed by major investment banks. He is a 3x founder with 1x exit and has raised several million in venture funding.

Ahmad Piraiee is a venture builder and startup advisor with over 20 years of experience in innovation, acceleration, and market entry across Europe. As CMO at freshmango, he supports early-stage startups and corporate partners through tailored growth programs.

Misha is a product leader with experience in various business domains, who has scaled B2B and B2C platforms at various stages of product development. Misha mentors on product strategy, market and competitor analysis, OKRs and KPIs, user research, MVP scoping, and go-to-market strategy.

Colin is the founder of Series-A, where he helps founders scale from Seed to Series A with a strong focus on go-to-market strategy. With 30 years of experience in GTM, he is a successful exited founder, a former senior executive at Microsoft, and the former Director of Founders Institute London.

Volodymyr is an Investment Manager at Skyrora Ventures, specialising in early-stage startups. In 2024, he served as a mentor for the UK-Ukraine Tech Bridge Investment Accelerator. He advises on fundraising and business strategy.

With over 15 years of experience in economic development and project finance, Tetiana has led initiatives supported by international donors (including SECO, GIZ, NEFCO, and USAID) and managed energy and infrastructure projects with a total value exceeding €115 million.

Owen helps founders refine their investment narratives and fundraising strategies. His work at the Wyss Institute at Harvard provides him with deep insight into how to turn scientific breakthroughs into viable businesses.

David is a strategic adviser, investment director, angel investor, and client portfolio manager, with an education from Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He brings 25 years of professional experience in investment, including 15 years as an angel investor.

With 20 years of experience across leading technology companies and startups, Col Gabriel has worked at the intersection of the UK’s public and private sectors in fields such as artificial intelligence, space, cybersecurity, and defence. He has invested $12 million in startups.

Has experience in venture investing and operations. Was one of the early employees of a fintech startup and the first hire at Whoppah.

Experienced startup builder with a track record in commercialising products with social impact and emerging technologies.

Levon built an EdTech project from scratch, growing the team to 100+ people in three years. He personally built all sales departments in his projects.

Nataliia has over 15 years of management experience in IT. She specialises in organisational development and scaling, digital transformation, and financial performance management.

Frontend engineer with 9+ years of experience. Works at Jiji, a leading online marketplace in Africa. Supports those looking to grow in new направлениях.

Project manager and mentor. Implemented sales transformations in 40+ companies.